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Yemen: Residents Report Violations to 48-Hour Ceasefire

HeadlineNov 21, 2016

In Yemen, residents say a 48-hour ceasefire declared Saturday by the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition has been broken by airstrikes on villages east of the capital Sana’a, as well as by fighting between the Saudi-backed government forces and Houthi rebels in the city of Taiz. This is Waleed Ahmed in Sana’a.

Waleed Ahmed: “We hope for a ceasefire and calm and that Saudis will commit to the truce and stop their airstrikes. How was it that a ceasefire was announced on Thursday, November 17, but the airstrikes are still ongoing?”

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